Class 5 (SSC) • History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)Chapter 9: Settled Life and Urban Civilization⭐ Topic 1
Settled Life and Urban Civilization
As villages grew, some developed into cities, forming urban civilizations with organised governance, trade, and specialised occupations.
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As populations grew and farming improved, some villages grew into larger towns and eventually cities with more complex organisation.
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- Villages grew into towns, then cities.
- This happened with population growth, better farming.
- Urban civilizations had organised governance.
- They also had written laws.
- Specialised occupations developed beyond farming.
- Trade became important via markets.
- Goods/services exchanged beyond community.
- Examples: Indus Valley, Mesopotamia civilizations.
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settled life and urban civilization